Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831, French)

Although of German descent, this is the French Kreutzer, NOT to be confused with the early-Romantic German composers Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849) and the more obscure Joseph Kreutzer (1790-1840). One of the foremost violin virtuosos of his time and, with Pierre Rode and Pierre Baillot the founder of the French school of violin, Rodolphe was the dedicatee of Beethoven’s 9th Violin Sonata, although he appears never to have played it. If this is true – oh the ignorant ingratitude! To have your name engraved into posterity because of that dedication, and NEVER to have paid your respectful and devoted tribute to the work?